FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR

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Position Overview:

• Filling an immediate need to support the fundraising goals of the 2023 Gaia Gathering, primarily sponsorship coordination. Our primary goal of fundraising is to establish a scholarship fund to increase affordable access to the gathering. 

• We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to help with the further development of the fundraising coordinator position. This is a collaborative role and we are in the process of forming and solidifying a team.

• This is currently a volunteer position that requires a desire to grow our community gathering.  As our organization grows we are hoping to develop this into a paid position that will further the goals of our new non-profit status. Position includes full registration to the gathering and other staff perks.

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Roles & Responsibilities:

 

Values:

• Views fundraising as cross-pollination.

• Seeks to nurture community connections.

• Awareness of the importance of this outward facing role and representing Gaia’s mission of creating an equitable and inclusive space.

 

Collaboration:

• Work with the fundraising team to develop leads for sponsorship, donations and support.

• Contact potential organizations and individuals to seek support and build relationships.

• Work with marketing team to promote our sponsors.

• Collaborating with our event programming team to find ways to highlight sponsors during the event, including creating and setting up a sponsorship table.

 

Research & Development:

• Maintaining a database of donors and information.

• Analyze both quantitative and qualitative data to make recommendations on future development areas.

 

​Skillsets:

• Confidence in verbal and written communications.

• Experience with utilizing technology such as Zoom, Google workspace and database management software is preferred.

• Willingness to engage with a wide range of community members, business and organizations.

• Comfortable working in highly collaborative team environments.

 

Time commitment: 

• Position starts in early January, is steady throughout Winter & Spring, culminates during the May weekend event and wraps up soon afterwards .

• Attending bi-weekly meetings with the Fundraising Team.

• Managing communications by email, phone, snail mail, zoom and in person.

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Reciprocity

• This role is a volunteer position that requires a desire to grow our community gathering. Position includes full registration to the gathering and other staff perks.

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Apply ASAP Please send a brief letter of introduction to thegaiagathering@gmail.com